The child, found at the family home in Cheshire, was left for periods of time while her mother took her other children to school and went to work, Chester Crown Court heard
A woman has been imprisoned after hiding her child in a drawer under her bed for nearly three years, with the child being discovered just weeks shy of turning three. Described as having matted hair, deformities, and rashes upon discovery at their Cheshire home, Chester Crown Court learnt of the disturbing conditions.
He castigated the mother further: "You attempted to control this situation as carefully as you could but by sheer chance your terrible secret was discovered. The consequences for were nothing short of catastrophic – physically, psychologically and socially." He informed the court that the child, when first admitted to hospital, had a developmental age of zero to 10 months and was severely malnourished and dehydrated. The prosecutor explained that the infant was left alone while her mother took her other children to school, went to work, and even when she stayed with relatives over Christmas.
In a statement, the social worker said she saw the child sitting in the drawer and asked the mother if that was where she kept her daughter. "She replied matter of factly 'yes, in the drawer'," the social worker stated. In her interview, the mother told police that she was unaware of her pregnancy and felt "really scared" upon giving birth.
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